Post by Tamrin on Dec 29, 2008 16:30:57 GMT 10
This bloke was a gem. A long serving, notoriously corrupt Premier of Queensland, with no idea about the separation of State powers. Sir Joh was famous for brushing aside damning criticisms with some meaning-less, folksy mixed metaphor or his oft repeated, "Now don't you worry about that," remark.
I recall an interview from his early days as Premier, where he was asked about not following proper tender-ing procedures, with the routine granting of civil works projects to his own company. He replied along the lines of "Would you want someone looking after the State's interests who couldn't even look after his own?"
Unbelievably, he was even a serious contender for Prime Minister at one stage!?
